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Every February 2nd, we look to the groundhog for a signal of what we can expect in the change of seasons. Will it be six more weeks of winter or will we welcome an early spring? That got us thinking about this funny time of year when six weeks is made to feel dark and miserable. Why not turn it around into something positive and productive, regardless of what the groundhog has to say?
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Every year it seems losing weight is right at the top of the list of the most popular New Year’s Resolutions. But sadly, by February most of these people will have given up on their goal and reverted to their old ways, only to resolve the following year to lose the weight once again.
This year, we’d like to suggest you make keeping off any weight you lose in 2021 your resolution. We like that resolution better than to lose weight because losing the weight is only part of the battle keeping the weight off is really the way to make the resolution mean something.
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If you are someone who has lost weight, regained it, and lost it again, just to regain it again numerous times, here’s some good news: No matter how many times it’s happened, you can break the yo-yo diet cycle!
How? Perhaps the most important step is to stop looking at weight loss as a destination and start thinking of it as a lifelong effort.
Tags: body composition, fad diet, lifestyle, long term weight loss, maintenance, obesity, weight loss, weight management, yo-yo diet
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Not all food fads are bad. Once you weed through the ones that take dieting to the extreme, we can appreciate the ones that have made us healthier. We may have a lot of work to do before we have a predominantly healthy America, but we’ve made some positive strides. It’s important to take time to look at the bright side and focus on what we’re doing right. A recent study by the Institute of Food Technologists studied the most function food trends that I hope are here to stay.
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Each year new health trends emerge and others fizzle. Some trends are great for your health, but others catch on that can steer you waistline in the wrong direction. It’s time to kick the worst health trends of 2013 to the curb, so we can make room for new, healthy habits in 2014.
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Fad or Fact: Your blood type can determine your best diet for weight loss.
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